In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

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"Well... that involves what I just told you about, the true structure of the underworld."

Night Star asked casually.

"Souichiro, what do you think that was just now?"

Souichirou Yagami frowned slightly, puzzled.

"That thing...isn't it the evil spirit you were talking about?"

Sitting opposite her, Rio Futaba shook her head and slowly spoke.

"It is an evil spirit, but it is not merely an evil spirit. If I had to describe it in one word..."

At this point, Rio Futaba and Yohoshi exchanged a glance and said in unison.

"tram."

Upon hearing this, Yagami Soichiro was stunned.

"A tram? That thing, is it a tram?"

Rio Futaba explained calmly.

"It's less about the tram itself and more about the evil spirit formed by people's negative impressions of trams, such as oppression, crowding, and deathly silence."

Soichiro Yagami was completely dumbfounded.

"No, just negative impressions can create such a monster? That doesn't make sense..."

Rio Futaba interrupted Souichirou Yagami.

"Science is merely a temporary summary of existing laws by humankind. The idea that current science can explain everything is itself a form of superstition."

The power boost that Rio Futaba gained from this battle was only secondary.

The most important takeaway was that she finally discovered the essence of the other world.

That place, haunted by evil spirits, shrouded in thick black fog, and with a red moon hanging in the sky, was not the same as Kyoto City.

That place is a world constructed by people's ideas.

However, apart from architecture, everything else, whether evil spirits or ghosts, is composed of negative thoughts.

Therefore.

Once the buildings in the alternate world are destroyed and the objects are moved, they will revert to being exactly the same as the real world the next time you enter.

Because the Otherworld itself was formed based on Kyoto City as perceived by humans.

"If you put it that way..."

Yagami Souichirou, with a thoughtful expression, spoke after a moment of contemplation.

"If a disaster occurs in the real world that causes public panic, the resulting negative emotions could make that so-called 'other world' even more dangerous?"

Ye Xing nodded and smiled.

“You have a high level of understanding, Soichiro. We must not cause panic among the people, which would make our exorcism more difficult. That’s one aspect.”

"on the other hand..."

Ye Xing spoke slowly.

"The bodies of your subordinates and rescuers are all left in the other world. You should be well aware of the consequences of reporting this to the higher-ups without any evidence."

Soichiro Yagami was speechless.

Let's set aside whether those two high school girls were willing to be eyewitnesses.

With only eyewitness testimony and no other evidence, how could one report to higher-ups that they encountered a terrifying evil spirit the size of a tram in an underground passage?

Soichiro Yagami knows without even thinking.

If you're lucky, you'll get paid leave and be able to go home and rest.

If you're unlucky, you'll be sent straight to a mental hospital.

Soichiro Yagami looked at Yoshi with a bitter expression and a complicated look in his eyes.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Night Star's core value has always been sincerity.

"I need someone with authority and intelligence channels within the Metropolitan Police Department, and someone I can trust."

Souichirou Yagami's lips trembled as he murmured.

"Am I...trustworthy?"

"Of course."

Yosei patted Yagami Souichirou on the shoulder, and a smiling pattern appeared on the black mask.

"You and I stole Onimaru Kunitsuna together..."

"Accomplice."

.......

When Soichiro Yagami left the underground passage and returned to the platform, reporters with long lenses and short lenses immediately surrounded him.

"Chief Yagami, what exactly happened this time?"

"Chief Yagami, have you found the cause of the trolley's sudden malfunction?"

"Chief Night, the rescued passengers said they saw the mysterious man wearing a black mask at the scene and were threatened with a gun. Is that true?"

...

Faced with the reporters' persistent questions, Soichiro Yagami remained silent for more than ten seconds. Only after the entire room quieted down did he speak in a serious and deep voice.

"I am not a professional and have no right to comment on the cause of the trolley malfunction."

"But regarding the so-called mysterious man wearing a black mask, which is the urban legend 'Mask' that has been circulating on the internet recently, I can tell you with certainty."

At this point, Souichirou Yagami scanned the crowd intently.

"That's complete nonsense."

"The testimonies of the rescued passengers..."

Souichirou Yagami waved his hand and said calmly.

"That was just a hallucination caused by the lack of lighting in the underpass and the tension. Our Metropolitan Police Department members did not find any trace of the 'mask' at the scene."

"This is just idle gossip and misinformation."

"There is no such person in Kyoto City."

.......

On the other side, Rio Futaba, who was walking down the street with Yohoshi, had changed into her usual clothes and put her glasses back on, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Chief Yagami, can you really control this situation?"

Ye Xing nodded and smiled.

"With his abilities, there shouldn't be any problem."

"But..."

Rio Futaba hesitated for a moment, then adjusted her glasses.

"Those search and rescue personnel and Metropolitan Police Department officers, although they left no trace, simply vanished without a trace. How can this be explained?"

"The higher-ups at the Metropolitan Police Department will figure something out."

"Ah That's good."

From a certain perspective, Yosei believes that his goals have always been aligned with those of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Is the Metropolitan Police Department there to uphold justice?

No, that's Light Yagami's target.

The Metropolitan Police Department does not uphold justice, but rather the order that allows society to function stably.

Apart from Soichiro Yagami, who was present at the time, in the eyes of others, the search and rescue personnel and members of the Metropolitan Police Department simply disappeared without leaving any trace.

The Metropolitan Police Department's higher-ups would naturally investigate this matter, but Yohoshi and Rio Futaba both knew very well that the Metropolitan Police Department would find nothing.

After all, once the worm-like evil spirit was destroyed and the originally merged area separated, all traces of the battle, including the corpses of the dead, remained in the other side of the inner world.

This is equivalent to the fact that nothing ever happened in the real world.

"It's almost ten o'clock..."

Rio Futaba glanced at her phone screen, her pretty face slightly flushed, and muttered softly.

"I'm a little tired today and need to replenish my energy."

Night Star's answer was simple and unpretentious.

"Hey, I'll fill it up for you right away."

143 What I want is a girl with glasses; Hachisaku's identity crisis.

Meanwhile, outside Shoko Makinohara's ward at Kyoto City Hospital.

"Ugh... I'm so sleepy."

Yotsuya Miko yawned deeply, rubbed her eyes which were brimming with sleepiness, and looked extremely tired.

Mai Sakurajima sat down next to her and spoke softly.

"Jianzi, if you're tired, you can go home and rest. I'll take care of things here."